VOV.VN - Vietnam expects the Netherlands will soon ratify the Vietnam - EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and encourage its businesses to promote investment in Vietnam in the fields of its strength such as seaports, shipbuilding, logistics and strategic infrastructure.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela on December 6 hosted a meeting marking 33 years of bilateral diplomacy and 15 years of comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Venezuela at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela.

VOV.VN - The Czech Republic’s Defence Minister Jana Cernochova is paying an official visit to Vietnam from December 5 to December 8 following an invitation made by Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang.

Vietnam and New Zealand have agreed to promote the role of their Joint Trade and Economic Commission to raise bilateral trade to US$2 billion by 2024, making it on par with their strategic partnership.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher is expected to contribute to consolidating and deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as the friendship and cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the French Parliament.

VOV.VN - While receiving Giorgio Aliberti, ambassador and head of the European Union Delegation to Vietnam, in Hanoi on December 6, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assured Vietnam is committed to combating illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan stressed the need to promote public private partnerships (PPP) for green agriculture growth while addressing the Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture in Vietnam (PSAV) plenary in Hanoi on December 5.

VOV.VN - National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue encouraged New Zealand businesses to increase investment and expand operations in Vietnam for a win-win partnership, while addressing a Vietnam – New Zealand economic cooperation forum on December 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea agreed to lift their relationship to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership during high-level talks in Seoul on December 5 between RoK President Yoon Suk-yeol and his visiting Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, who is in New Zealand for an official visit, attended a Vietnam – New Zealand education forum in Hamilton city on December 5.